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  • Dursley Running Club at the Bugatti 10k and Standish Chase

    AT THE Bugatti 10k, Dursley Running Club were led home by a great run from Mike Brown, recording a personal best of 39:54, 17th overall and 8th senior male. Dave Durden was next home in 42:02, 29th overall and 4th M50. Alice Lewis the first and

  • Witness life cycle of damselflies at Slimbridge WWT

    VISITORS will soon be able to witness the full life cycle of native invertebrates at a Slimbridge wildlife centre. WWT Slimbridge is working towards being able to exhibit the fascinating life stages of damselflies to visitors at its new Living

  • Bristol Model Engineers Exhibition to return this weekend

    The Bristol Model Engineers Exhibition is returning to Thornbury this weekend. The 17th annual show is taking place at Thornbury Leisure Centre from Friday, August 17 to Sunday August 19. Organised by the Bristol Society of Model & Experimental

  • Heatwave fails to stop successful summer show

    Green-fingered residents put their produce on display at Thornbury Horticultural Society's Summer Flower Show. There were 62 exhibitors making over 330 entries in a variety of categories. The sections for vegetables, fruit and flowers were

  • Cam's meeting with Westbury-on-Severn is abandoned

    Glos County Cricket League Division One Cam 0-0 Westbury-on-Severn 194-9 Match abandoned CAM saw Saturday’s meeting with Westbury-on-Severn abandoned due to adverse weather conditions. The visitors had raced to a total of 194-9 at

  • Gloucestershire over 50s braced for Quarter Final

    GLOUCESTERSHIRE Over 50s will make a second attempt to play their ECB Over 50 County Championship quarter-final against Leicestershire & Rutland on Sunday, August 19. Rain forced the tie, originally scheduled to be held at Rockhampton on Saturday

  • 'Big Brother' confirms Psychic Sally ahead of Sodbury shows

    PSYCHIC Sally, the famous telepathic that is coming to Chipping Sodbury has been confirmed for Celebrity Big Brother. 66-year-old Sally Morgan is known across the world for her psychic abilities. She recently announced that her and the team

  • Wotton's new BMX track set to open this weekend

    THE official opening of the Wotton-under-Edge BMX track is set to take place this weekend. It is being held at the new track, which is at Wotton Community Parc, on Saturday, between 11.30am and 3.30pm. The family friendly event includes a free

  • 'Travelling the world helped us stay together for 60 years'

    A WELL-travelled couple from Yate have celebrated 60 years of marriage. Thomas Sloggett, 80, and Patricia Wheeler, 79, were both born on the other side of Bristol, but met each other working at Godwin Warren Engineering in 1954. Within four years

  • Suspicious male in Uley

    POLICE are warning residents in Uley about a suspicious man going door to door trying to sell items. The force said it has received two reports of a man who has been calling at houses and offering items for sale. A resident in Shadwell, Uley

  • Yate pair jumping from a plane for 'life-saving' charities

    TWO young ladies from Yate are jumping out of a plane for charity. Jasmin El-Hag, 23, and Chloe Breaks, also 23, have been best friends for 'most of their lives'. They are now taking their friendship to new heights by taking part in a skydive on

  • Historic vehicles go on display at Tortworth Vintage Rally

    A number of historic vehicles went on display last weekend as part of the Tortworth Vintage Rally. Classic cars, motorbikes, tractors and military vehicles were all on view on August 11 and 12 at the showground off the B4509 Wickwar. There